When Nadia Shpachenko asked for a multi-piano piece inspired by a composer, I thought of Stravinsky. My lifelong admiration for Stravinsky's music and recent centenary celebrations of the Rite of Spring led to the idea of basing a piece entirely on the famous 7-note "Augurs" chord from the Rite.

In some parts of the piece, I tried to catch some of the mystery found in the Rite and, in others, to play with the mysterious catchiness of its rhythm. The stage full of pianos, the jangle of the toy pianos and the bell-like sounds in the electronic part might bring to mind "Les Noces." The generating Augurs chord in its original setting is only briefly hinted at, but I like to think that Igor would be pleased.

Igor to Please exists in several versions, for one, two, or six players, with electronic playback.